#44 Mie River at Yokkaichi

Utagawa Hiroshige

1797–1858

#44 Mie River at Yokkaichi, 1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)

Portfolio/Series title: Tōkaidō gojūsantsugi no uchi (The 53 Stations of the Tokaido Road), popularly known as Hōeidō Tōkaidō (Great Tokaido)

Where object was made: Japan

Material/technique: color woodcut

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 226 x 349 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 8 7/8 x 13 3/4 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 244 x 368 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 9 5/8 x 14 1/2 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 x 19 in

Credit line: Source unknown

Accession number: 0000.2889

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Archive Label 1989:
The Tōkaidō (eastern Sea Route) was the main road connecting the capital of Edo (present-day Tokyo) with Kyoto. The route was heavily traveled by messengers, pilgrims, merchants, and feudal lords. Woodblock prints showing scenes of the 53 stations along the Tōkaidō in the nineteenth century. Hiroshige was the most celebrated artist of this subject.
Hiroshige depicts a scene on the river outside the port town of Yokkaichi, the 44th station on the road. He chose a moment when wind gusts carry away the sedge hat of a ferryman and whip the mantle of the man crossing the narrow bridge.